Dry Steppes
The Dry Steppes are seemingly endless prairie west of the Crystalmist Mountains and north of the Sea of Dust.
Inhabitants
The Dry Steppes are home of the Ulakandar. Many are dervishes. The most powerful of their leaders is the warrior-prophet known as the Mahdi of the Steppes. Tribes of centaurs roam the plains as well. There are possibly a few scattered packs of thri-kreen, though they are more common to the south.
Flora and fauna
Large herd animals provide game for the Ulakandar, centaurs, and other large predators of the steppes,[citation needed] migrating north in summer and south in winter. Migratory birds have brought the vampire cactus to the margins of the steppes.
Settlements and features
History
Before the Twin Cataclysms the Dry Steppes were the wet and fertile Baklunish Empire. The Invoked Devastation transformed it into the barren steppeland it is today. Most of the great cities of the Baklunish vanished without a trace.
Dry Steppes in other sources
The Dry Steppes feature in the Gord the Rogue novel Sea of Death by Gary Gygax (New Infinities, 1987). Here the steppes are home to both the Baklunish Ulakandar (referred to as "Bayomen") and an Oeridian people called the Arroden.
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- Beach, Tim, and Dori Hein. Thri-Kreen of Athas. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- ———. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- ———. Sea of Death. Lake Geneva, WI: New Infinities Productions, 1987.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
- Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff | 4 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #057 | 13 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #209 | 14 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #233 | 92 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #253 | 44 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #256 | 46 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 33, 56, 61, 62, 67 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: References Card | #12 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Greyhawk Adventures | 22, 47, 48, 83, 99 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 13, 83, 85, 122, 143, 150, 154 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 10 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 6, 13, 40, 46 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Polyhedron magazine #018 | 21 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Return of the Eight | 62 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Adventure Booklet | 43 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Expedition to the Barrier Peaks: Original Adventures Reincarnated #03, D&D 5e | 24, 100, 174 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Adventure Booklet | 2 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | The Adventure Begins | 16, 17, 21, 37, 38 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | 48, 49, 56, 58 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 14, 21, 24 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 31, 52, 53, 60 |
| Dry Steppes | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 15 |
| Scarf of the Dry Steppes | Item | Greyhawk Adventures | 83 |